Monetaria moneta Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Monetaria) moneta, Cypraea moneta
Belongs to Monetaria according to C. P. Meyer 2003
See also Hendy 2007 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Monetaria (Ornamentaria), Monetaria annulus
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), the Marshall Islands (1), Sudan (1), Vanuatu (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Pliocene of Northern Mariana Islands (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
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